百里挑一

Traditional: 百裡挑一

bǎi lǐ tiāo yī

Dictionary entry

one in a hundred

What does 百里挑一 mean?

百里挑一 (bǎi lǐ tiāo yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1one in a hundred

2cream of the crop

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百Bǎisurname Bai 里lǐvariant of 裡|里[li3]挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole · to choose 一yīone · single

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百里挑一

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